Get 1 extra month of Migaku access for free by signing up using my reflink: migaku.io/free-month/Livakivi Check out Migaku on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/ImmersewithMigaku Hopefully this update video with the length of 46:46 was enjoyable! Already really looking forward to the next year! I might make a few update videos in between though as I keep going for the 20k cards goal, so will see!
This is genuinely such an inspiring video. Despite not knowing you IRL, when I was seeing you handle the N1 JLPT and having natural conversations with people in VR, I found myself grinning ear to ear with second-hand pride. For the tremendous progress you've made so far, congratulations Liva! Though I doubt I'll be at the same level 3 years from now, I don't really mind because I now have definitive proof that learning Japanese can be as enjoyable as you want it to be, even if the results are slower because of it. In fact, I now find myself as indifferent as ever towards to the questions of "when will I be good", "am I losing out on efficiency", and "should I be better than I am by now", because I know that it will all come in time so long as stay consistent, so I can just kick back an enjoy what I'm doing with the methods I prefer using. Thank you for this Liva, and best of luck with the remainder of your journey.
As a Japanese person living in the uk I was extremely impressed by the coherency in both languages you’re not native in, Japanese and English. I definitely had to send this video to my mother who works here as a Japanese teacher and she Laughed at the part where you said you watch 結婚出来ない男 I cannot wait for next year’s progress and you eventually visiting Japan keep it up!
Practicing every single day for over 4 years is the insane part to me, I still have days where I go without studying because of life events, so that's some crazy dedication
I’ve been studying every day for nearly 3 years and these videos really put things into perspective. I can’t wait to reach this level of Japanese. Thanks for your hard work as usual
@@ven1845 I didn’t start sentence mining until 9 months ago and even then I had to take 4 months to learn the most common 2k kanji. But after that it’s been about 3 months and it’s made learning words easier. I’m sitting at a comfy 4100 words after the core 2k deck and I can get through slice of life anime with no issues (it’s also my favorite genre despite it being more accessible for immersion lol). It’s enough for me to get through some jrpgs as well. I’m revisiting P5R since there’s a lot of common language used and it’s been a blast. Grammar has been somewhat of an issue but I’ve been taking more time to think about how certain pieces of grammar are working in a sentence. Overall id say I’m a solid N3. There are some things I can definitely work on though.
Your first video sharing your experiences learning japanese made me interested in the language and I've been practing since the 7th of december of last year. So thank you for inspiring me get a hobby that's actually productive.
@@steven-xb7rf I'm learning since March this year & I still kind of feel like a beginner. I obviously understand basic conversations and vocab but it's a long way before I feel comfortable c: I'll try to sentence-mine everyday & do my immersion
@@steven-xb7rf On one hand I have watched a couple of animes in Japanese, the first ones were a pain to get through but it does get easier. On the other hand I frequently forget some words and catch myself searching the definition of something I have "learnt" before. I also tried to play a VN, but after struggling for a few hours and mining a few words every sentence I just shelved it and will revisit it later. So I would like to think that I'm barely N4.
Awesome! Your last video made me rush my Japanese studying to 9-12 hours a day for the 2 months of summer vacation. I improved so so much and got eventually to the point where I quit anki. Currently just immersing. Thank you for being an inspiration!
@@homebrandcereal I used to do : 2 hours of grammar 15-30 minutes of anki(20-30 cards) 2+ hours of listening 3+ hours of reading Now I'm working on other things but I still read and listen every day
Native English speaker here. I have literally no idea what chancery means😂 love your videos. Stopped doing Japanese for 6 months. Excited to get back to it and watch the rest of these videos
Idk why, but I find it so entertaining watching you speak to other people in Japanese. It's really cool and kinda motivating that you were able to get there in just a few years
Good ass job man. So happy for your progress. I remember when I was watching you in highschool still trying to find inspiration for my Japanese learning. Now I'm older and have been to lots of prefectures in Japan and I'm living here and signing up for a language school. Nice stuff.
it's a very commendable effort but Duolingo isn't the best option for learning Japanese. I would suggest stuff like Todai for reading practice and Satori reader for both reading and listening. As for vocab i found 2 simple apps called Kanji Study and Japanese Vocabulary that help a bunch and go level by level. Personal preference though. I have not done sentence mining yet since I am simply not good enough but planning to next year in Summer.
I started learning japanese because of your videos. I'm usually the kind of person to pick something up overenthusiastically and drop it after a week or two. However, i've been sticking with learning japanese for about 8 months now, which is huge for me and i honestly don't think about giving up anymore. I might not be as disciplined as i could be (on average i only learn like 30 minutes a day and quite inconsistent), but i'm having fun and i'm slowly progressing forward. I hope to be close to your current level once it's been 4 years for me
wow, you're so much like me. i wish i could be consistent with things i pick up and attempt to learn instead of dropping them after a week or two. though, we're on the same boat for japanese and we at least keep improving, so that's still a good thing i guess
@@Tufukins well, as much as i'm agreed with you, i'd honestly want to able to stick with things i pick up for an actual long time to get better at them. it just kind of bothers me to think that i can't be good at anything as i don't work on them consistently and usually drop them in no time :(
@@yum.47 I'm not sure what your life is like, but I feel like a lot of times, the context of your life can really contribute to your aptitude to do stuff
I keep coming back to this channel every few months. So far I am about 7-8 months into doing Anki every single day and it's starting to get hard to manage my time with all of the other tasks I have to do during the day. This video gives me a huge amount of inspiration. ありがとうございます、リバキビさん！！
2 Years later in my own Japanese studies I finally got to go to Japan, I can't wait to hear about your experience visiting it was amazing when we went in November. Not too cold, not too hot, perfect weather every day.
Despite what any other people might say about your jp skill, I think the fact that you are committed to jp for this long is really commendable and as long as you don’t give up you are gmi! Can’t wait for the next year update as I think you are heading in the right direction! (UA-cam ftw, like why did no one tell me to start with jp UA-cam from day one, it’s literally endgame material)
I haven't watched a ton of your videos but you are one of the most motivating people I have watched. The reason I say this is that you are so incredibly down to earth and seemed as if you started your journey in a very relatable and tangible position. While there are mistakes one can make, sticking to something you can sustain is the way to go. I have my whole life to learn Japanese, rushing will only lead to burnout and severe opportunity cost from my other interests and responsibilities. It's been less than a year from when I started but even less with very structured learning, so I still got a ways to go. Thank you for being an example of someone who has seen success in a way that seems possible for others.
These progress videos have given me so much motivation to keep going, your passion and determination is contagious. Today marks 9 months for me, and I've got no plans to stop any time soon 😁
It's insane how much you've improved! You inspired me to learn Japanese myself and i've been going at it daily since the start of April, I have racked up almost 2k words on Anki! Thank you for being such an inspiration to me. I, personally, didn't know anyone in Latvia or in the Baltic states that studies Japanese, so you have really helped me stay on track and learn every day when it comes to Japanese.
Your first video was recommended to me and I ended up watching them all. Seeing your jump in speaking improvement, and how you were asked if you're Japanese, was so heartwarming! It's so impressive! Incredible work on sticking with it through all these years, it's really very inspiring :)
I genuinely have so much respect for you. Your journey is something I've been trying to replicate very closely with some bumps so far lol. Out of every single Japanese learning youtuber you are by far the best one I've ever seen, and one of the best youtubers in general. I really like the way you structure your videos, your calmness and your way of turning a difficult journey like learning Japanese into something that feels so much more digestible. Every time I feel demotivated to learn, I think about u. Ty
Thankyou so much for making these progress videos. They have inspired me to take up learning Japanese and I'm currently on a 41 day anki streak while working a job selling christmas trees so i can afford the genki text books lmao. I hope to one day comment on a video of yours in the language without having to look up words in dictionaries but its going to be a long ride however you have prepared me for it . There is so much demotivating content around the internet and yours has completely changed my perspective on language learning so once again thankyou for making the content you make and see you in 4 years when I'm "fluent"
its kinda crazy how i've also improved, watching your last years video i couldn't understand anything you were saying in VR chat but now i can almost understand everything. livakivi you are definitely a big motivator in my Japanese learning journey
Happy 4-years anniversary, man! I really jealous with your relationship with Anki, such a superb marriage-like commitment you got there. Can't wait for your Japan vlog 🔥🔥
i've been practicing using mostly anki for about a year at this point (and watching your videos on this for even longer), and while i've definitely felt improvement during that time there have been many situations where i'd encounter a word (or even many) in something i was watching or reading that i just completely didn't understand. i've wanted to avoid spending money on my learning as much as possible as i wasn't really sure how far i would be willing to go, but seeing how well you were able to manage yourself in those conversations on vrchat reminded me of why i started in the first place: to simply be able to talk to people from another culture that live vastly different lives from me. later this month i think i'll purchase a year of migaku and start using a more consistent schedule for studying. thanks for making these, they've done lots to help me keep motivated. pardon me writing way too much here.
I love watching these Livakivi! I really enjoy seeing your progress in japanese because people don't tend show their progress this way. Anyway, Good luck from Australia!
I am not learning japanese but I am learning korean and I am currently on my 600ish day of anki, I am always really happy to see your progress videos as they make me excited for my own futur progress and also prove that hard word and consistency are key! I also have been using Migaku for a while and it surely is a game changer, last year because of my studies I couldn't do more than 8-9 new words a day because it took too long to mine, now with Migaku I am at 15 new words a day and it's really comfortable. Can't wait to see what the future hold and to see your 5 years update video!
Man your videos are amazing and incredibly edited. I've got so much out of them, and I'm not even learning Japanase, but German. I think this is encouraging and useful to all kinds of language learners.
Thank you for always making these update videos. Your channel is the only channel that I actively watch every video on. Your videos have inspired me to do things that I would have never done had I not seen them. Also, I couldn't really donate much (I'm broke) :P
Damn, i've been looking forward to watching this video the whole day. After watching your 600 days of duolingo video i decided "screw it" and installed anki. Little did i know it was going to become quite literally a drug (having madr me wake up multiple times in the middle of the night after forgetting to finish it). Yet here i am at 535 consecutive days of anki, never having been happier. Learning japanese, is quite a nice use of my time since i can fuel my need to slack off while still doing something productive. Watching this video also made me realise i also started really trying to optimize every second of my times something i doubt i'd've done too soon otherwise, especially without having something daily to branch being productive off of. All i want to say is thanks for putting your journey out there inspiring me and many others to pursue this wonderful hobby! 追伸 日本語に喋りながら俺がにっこりになっちゃった。有難う。
i love you so muck livakivi, seriously man. you're the one who makes me want to keep going because everything you say is just so true to the dot. i seriously have no idea how to put my thoughts into words (even though i've been "learning" english for a really long time) to really say how thankful i am, but just know i really mean it. keep being you, keep learning and keep enjoying, well... life :') you'll get there!
I'm so grateful for the content you produce about your japanese learning journey. These videos help me out a lot with keeping oriented in learning japanese and I think I would have struggled much more if it weren't for the orientation your videos gave me. I'm 133 days strong now and I'm sure I'll revisit your videos many more times in the future.
This video was recommended to me at the right time, now I am motivated again! I’m currently finished with the 2k6k Anki decks and struggle now to add 20 new cards each day through reading practice. It’s way mor time consuming as I originally thought!
You inspired me to give learning Japanese a real shot as I’m going to be living there in the future and although it hasn’t been the most efficient I’ve been learning consistently and slowly and I’ve definitely made some progress, thank you
16 months into Anki mining. I have to say I'm surprised how much of VR Chat segment I understood without English subtitles. While I couldn't understand anything in certain topics the others were eazy. In 35 day I'm also also finishing my first Anki deck (Currently doing 6 words a day so I know exactly when I finish it). After that I'm starting 2k/6k deck and Grammer practice. Even though I'm doing only 20-30 minutes a day of words mining I still notice huge improvements. Seeing your videos is super motivating because I know what to expect after another and another year. I was also wondering about Linux update video. Well nice you included explanation in that for. Hope one day you can try to switch again and find yourself never wanting to go back anymore. Maybe that day I will also be able to write similar comment entirely in Japanese. とりあえず一緒に頑張るぞ
I have an issue where I struggle to commit to hobbies that aren't monetizable or directly applicable to future success. I've always wanted to learn a second language, but I'm always falling off because I'll start to feel like I'm wasting my time at some point (I can't see a second language being of any use down the line, other than for my own enjoyment). Hearing that you've considered whether it's worth it or not and still committed to 4 years of effort without regret has got me thinking about this all again. I think I'm going to give it another shot, anyways great video and thanks for rekindling my interest haha
I started learning japanese this year and set my goal to pass N4 at the end of the year. You're an inspiration and a true example of discipline and commitment.
@@BillionDollarDon Have you checked out the 4 part "How to learn Japanese" series on this channel? Duolingo is only really recommended for the first couple of weeks. Of course, you are free to learn however you prefer
Congrats on your hard work! I lived in Japan for short term and learnt a lot but you have done amazing work. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. What do you use to color code the text? Is that Migaku?
You have been such an inspiration for me. I started learning Japanese around the time of your Duolingo video and each video you released caused me to challenge myself a bit harder making me a better learner. I have learned a lot now over these past few years. I've had amazing experiences on vr chat talking with Japanese natives although I'm probably around n5-n4 ish I've still had fun actually understanding somewhat and being able to communicate. I'm looking forward to when I can get to that 99.9 percent comprehension so I can have long conversations like you had! Thanks for the videos again. Can't wait for the next update!!
The more I see you language learning videos the more it makes make want to try to learn a new language I’m building up the courage to give it a try you videos are so inspiring🎉
You've been my biggest inspiration for learning i started just over 3 months ago using anki and ive studied over 1400 words so far its so exciting seeing progress
very inspiring progress! you've improved so much beyond anyone's expectations since the last video, by my standards you are practically fluent... i'm excited to see how much more progress awaits in the coming year, specifically your output practice! as you said, there were some issues with your pronunciation- i've been struggling with pitch accent cards myself, yet i picked up on a bunch of pitch errors on your output. I'm really looking forward to see how you approach your output studies👍
I really enjoy your videos, so inspiring and makes me want to keep going and learning, the whole process is so fun and I wish someday I will speak japanese as good as you
Ooh, I've been looking forward to this!! Those conversations towards the end were really impressive considering how little time you put into practicing output in the grand scheme of things, I wonder how quickly you'll improve if you dedicate more time to it. Love to see the progress you've made, every video you post puts a smile on my face with how motivating your channel is! :D (The little animations you do of Cheems are absolutely adorable btw)
What a dedication to learn a language! You really inspired me to study more words, and use anki again! I hope you'll get to the 20000 words and become completely fluent in terms of speaking. Thank you for your video, you are a true influencer!
Wow, you've made superb progress since last year! I remember drawing massive inspiration from your previous video, and I've done a lot of improvement myself as well. Last time, I had already finished WaniKani, and I've now also finished the Core 2k/6k deck on Anki after you recommended it. Thanks a lot for that, btw. Immersion-wise, I've gotten a lot done in the past year. I feel like I now completely understand almost everything from a grammar standpoint, leaving only a bunch of vocabulary and phrases to supplement. But, still, I went from taking like 2 months to read a light novel volume to about 2 weeks, so the gains are huge! I must say, I haven't taken your advice as to sentence mining, despite saying I would... in place of that, I guess I'll try to read some more. At any rate, thanks kindly for your videos in this Japanese series, Livakivi! They've been an invaluable assurance that I'm on the right path. Good luck in your future learning :)
Thanks for another great update! These always motivate me to put more effort into german, which is a language i am learning. The most impressive part of this video was certainly the vrchat segment. It was obviously much better than last year. If you ever wanted to do like a hour long video of only you in vrchat talking about random stuff with japanese people i would watch that lol
I've been using Anki for exactly 863 days now, I can relate so much with everything you say. Always nice to see your progress. I'm taking the real JLPT N1 this Sunday and I want to die, even though I'm confident I can do it
These videos are extremely inspiring! It's incredibly validating to see the rewards generated from continuing to grind Anki/immersion. I'm two years in and I"m excited to see what new aspects of the language I'll be able to unlock by year 3. And this video gives me a taste of that! Keep up the good work and I look forward to the year 5 video!👊
I've realized the more you learn a language the less it becomes about the goal and more about the journey! I've had to cut out a lot of my immersing time with uni starting up again but I'm hoping I'll soon get a chance to go all in again.
Always super interesting and motivating to see your progress (and compare with my own in the same time frame). I'm currently at 655 days with around 12k cards and will try the N1 this Sunday, although I don't feel super confident haha.
You're one of the people who made me start learning Japanese. And it's always awesome to see your progress. And I'm here, 1 year and 3 months learning such an amazing language. Thanks for the video! 動画を撮影してくれて本当にありがとうございます。
By the time your on 20k I'll have completed the 2k/6k deck, congrats man you really dumbed down the process for me and made me stick to it because you made it so simple. Seeing your progress skyrocket after the 6k deck is really motivating and I'm grateful that you kinda showed us the light at the end of the tunnel before we even made it to the end of the tunnel. Thank you for all your work and yeah I will be getting migaku very soon for after the 6k.
Glad I wasn't the only one sending web traffic to some random guys abandoned blog from 2007 lol. Great video as always! It's a nice check-in every now and then since I've also been at it for multiple years now. I figured I'd attempt N1 in December since there's a test really close to where I live. I never really studied for it either just immersed and did Anki etc. I thought I'd give it a shot for the experience or bragging rights. I'll have to find someone to brag to if I do pass.
Another superb video! It's great to see so much improvement in just a year since it is really inspiring. Currently on day 470 of studying Korean in the same way you started learning Japanese. I'm on track to finish the Duolingo course (thank god) in about two months and I look forward to learning more with immersion while also continuing to add more cards to my Anki decks. Don't know if you have heard but Duolingo has had a major update and to say that it is unpopular is an understatement and I can't say that I like it either. So I will be happy to be leaving it behind once I've exhausted its content with a strong foundation. Thank you for the superb content.
Thanks for making another milestone update. The past two months, I've been slowing down with my studies thanks to being busy and just feeling burnt out. As a result, I've put in a lot less time than I used to into immersion, reviews, etc. It's been pretty disheartening to have to slow down so much, especially since I've been at it for 2 years now and wanted to start working more on output. Just last night, I started thinking about trying to put more time into it again. Seeing your video today just further cemented my motivation to dedicate more time to my studies and immersion. It's amazing how motivating it can be to see your progress, especially knowing that with time I can get where you are at. Here's to another year of Japanese, and whatever may come with it!
I'm listening to your Japanese output and it's mind blowing how good you sound. I saw your previous videos a while back so I'm not positive but I really think your accent got a lot better too. I consider myself pretty fluent in Japanese with my N2 level. I left Japan about the time you started learning Japanese and I'm a little embarassed to think that you passed me. Oh well. I'm shocked you sound this good without being to Japan or even doing iTalki lessons or any exchanges etc. This video is the real proof that input is greater than output. Of course, most people don't do input as intensively as you did (with Anki etc) so their results aren't as good.
Congratulations on your milestone! I remember being very inspired by that duolingo video around when I was first start. I'm coming up on 2 years myself, and it was super exciting to realize that a lot of the random anki cards you were showing I've seen before. Also It's super interesting to me that you haven't really made reading a focus in your studies, and that it's all working out in the end. Maybe the negative aspects just doesn't come through in the video, but I admire that you pushing back against some of the despairs of language learning. For me I to this day still get a lot of thoughts of "I'm not working hard enough" or "Why am I not better at this after so much work" etc. It's something a lot of people need to work on I think in the community. Every time I watch one your videos it inspires me to focus on the real reasons I'm doing this, and to keep the pace that works for me.
This video was so cool like all your videos! Your progress in your language journey is so inspiring and one of the main drivers that motivate me! Seeing you talking fluently to japanese people is so cool and I am very happy for you. I would be so happy so to ever reach your level of fluency in my life. Your videos show me what level I can hopefully obtain in the future. I passed N3 last summer and I will finish the last vocabulary of the 2K/6K deck in 4 weeks and probably follow your recommendation on what to do next (like sentence mining etc.). I will definitely rewatch your older videos for that! Thank you for sharing your journey!
Great update video! Definitely an inspiration to me. I'm just finishing my first year learning Japanese and looking forward to spending more time with it. Thank you for your content!
It's been awesome being able to follow your journey of learning Japanese, and i'm glad UA-cam one day recommended me your first 600 day video way back when. Being on and off again for years, and a fair way into Core2k/6k and discovering your own journey has been inspiring and i'm sure i'm not the only one who really felt affirmed by watching your progress for a while now. Currently despite getting towards the entire of my uni degree i'm at 96% of Core6k with not enough sentence mining, but still, the progress is visible and hopefully we'll all make it to the point we want to be. I dunno why I got so rambly, but cheers Livakivi, you're a legend and I look forward to every video even if it's about personal experiences or the house renovations.
Its interesting to see you perspectives with learning over this time and i applaud you with having the 我慢 over all this time. I find that on vr chat I am able to have pretty similar conversations but its hard to get them out of that starting level I've noticed. As a person living and studying in Osaka it has done wonders for my Japanese ability, but I feel like you can replicate a lot of that same effect by just using vr chat. more vr chat Japanese content could be interesting Its always a great feeling listening to something and understanding it, I've personally found that the opposite is also just as important. Sometimes hearing a native 70 year old speaker of kansaiben and understanding absolutely nothing is the motivation I need to continue.
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Hopefully this update video with the length of 46:46 was enjoyable! Already really looking forward to the next year! I might make a few update videos in between though as I keep going for the 20k cards goal, so will see!
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I enjoined every second of it, really. I don't know If it was the editing or the order of the topics but I couldn't stop watching!
This is genuinely such an inspiring video. Despite not knowing you IRL, when I was seeing you handle the N1 JLPT and having natural conversations with people in VR, I found myself grinning ear to ear with second-hand pride. For the tremendous progress you've made so far, congratulations Liva! Though I doubt I'll be at the same level 3 years from now, I don't really mind because I now have definitive proof that learning Japanese can be as enjoyable as you want it to be, even if the results are slower because of it. In fact, I now find myself as indifferent as ever towards to the questions of "when will I be good", "am I losing out on efficiency", and "should I be better than I am by now", because I know that it will all come in time so long as stay consistent, so I can just kick back an enjoy what I'm doing with the methods I prefer using. Thank you for this Liva, and best of luck with the remainder of your journey.
Thank you!
Well said, your comment is also inspiring to me!
I guess the old saying about the journey being as important as the goal checks out 😊.
how are you doing now? :)
As a Japanese person living in the uk I was extremely impressed by the coherency in both languages you’re not native in, Japanese and English. I definitely had to send this video to my mother who works here as a Japanese teacher and she Laughed at the part where you said you watch 結婚出来ない男 I cannot wait for next year’s progress and you eventually visiting Japan keep it up!
That's really cool haha, I can't believe you sent it to her, its a great show!
You don't need to understand Japanese to enjoy 結婚出来ない男 thou... it just makes it even better. The same goes for "Trick" :D
結婚できない男 is a fuckin' masterpiece LOOOOL
Guys tell me please which show you are talking about I didn't get it
@@cap3373 Google "結婚出来ない男"
jk reading is けっこんできないおとこ :P
Practicing every single day for over 4 years is the insane part to me, I still have days where I go without studying because of life events, so that's some crazy dedication
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@@maevara_ UMINEKOOOO
This level of reasoning is possible for Furudo Erika. What do you think, everyone?
I’ve been studying every day for nearly 3 years and these videos really put things into perspective. I can’t wait to reach this level of Japanese. Thanks for your hard work as usual
How Would you rank your skill level after nearly 3 years? How's your comprehension/vocabulary?
@@ven1845 I didn’t start sentence mining until 9 months ago and even then I had to take 4 months to learn the most common 2k kanji. But after that it’s been about 3 months and it’s made learning words easier. I’m sitting at a comfy 4100 words after the core 2k deck and I can get through slice of life anime with no issues (it’s also my favorite genre despite it being more accessible for immersion lol). It’s enough for me to get through some jrpgs as well. I’m revisiting P5R since there’s a lot of common language used and it’s been a blast. Grammar has been somewhat of an issue but I’ve been taking more time to think about how certain pieces of grammar are working in a sentence. Overall id say I’m a solid N3. There are some things I can definitely work on though.
@@kbandz_ any improvement in these 2 months?
@@kbandz_how are you doing after those 8 months? ^^
@@kbandz_ it's been 4 years now
I hope you realize how much of a legend you are for sharing all of this, and actually getting this far.
Your self discipline is truly unbelievable.
I killed you in Fortnite 6 years ago lol
You are criminally underrated. You deserve the 1 million subscribers last year.
My wife is Japanese and I barely study for 5 minutes a day you are very dedicated
Your first video sharing your experiences learning japanese made me interested in the language and I've been practing since the 7th of december of last year. So thank you for inspiring me get a hobby that's actually productive.
Same!
That's awesome! How would you rank your level after a year learning Japanese?
@@steven-xb7rf I'm learning since March this year & I still kind of feel like a beginner. I obviously understand basic conversations and vocab but it's a long way before I feel comfortable c: I'll try to sentence-mine everyday & do my immersion
@@steven-xb7rf On one hand I have watched a couple of animes in Japanese, the first ones were a pain to get through but it does get easier. On the other hand I frequently forget some words and catch myself searching the definition of something I have "learnt" before.
I also tried to play a VN, but after struggling for a few hours and mining a few words every sentence I just shelved it and will revisit it later. So I would like to think that I'm barely N4.
@@elespantaviejas8461 update?
Awesome!
Your last video made me rush my Japanese studying to 9-12 hours a day for the 2 months of summer vacation. I improved so so much and got eventually to the point where I quit anki. Currently just immersing. Thank you for being an inspiration!
@@homebrandcereal
I used to do :
2 hours of grammar
15-30 minutes of anki(20-30 cards)
2+ hours of listening
3+ hours of reading
Now I'm working on other things but I still read and listen every day
@@homebrandcereal you're welcome!
That's a ton of immersion! And congrats on having graduated Anki!
@@Livakivi Thank you!!!
@@iyar220 what level will you rate yourself?
Native English speaker here. I have literally no idea what chancery means😂 love your videos. Stopped doing Japanese for 6 months. Excited to get back to it and watch the rest of these videos
Idk why, but I find it so entertaining watching you speak to other people in Japanese. It's really cool and kinda motivating that you were able to get there in just a few years
Good ass job man. So happy for your progress. I remember when I was watching you in highschool still trying to find inspiration for my Japanese learning. Now I'm older and have been to lots of prefectures in Japan and I'm living here and signing up for a language school. Nice stuff.
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Videos like yours are why I’m still learning Japanese after 648 days (according to duolingo) 💪
it's a very commendable effort but Duolingo isn't the best option for learning Japanese. I would suggest stuff like Todai for reading practice and Satori reader for both reading and listening. As for vocab i found 2 simple apps called Kanji Study and Japanese Vocabulary that help a bunch and go level by level. Personal preference though. I have not done sentence mining yet since I am simply not good enough but planning to next year in Summer.
@@fel524 maybe he kept the streak to see it grow. It takes 30 seconds to speed-run a lesson.
@@x7themm with the new update I've heard you can't do past lessons or you can't do it as often
@@alexjustalexyt1144 idk. I just speedrun the kana tab
I started learning japanese because of your videos.
I'm usually the kind of person to pick something up overenthusiastically and drop it after a week or two. However, i've been sticking with learning japanese for about 8 months now, which is huge for me and i honestly don't think about giving up anymore.
I might not be as disciplined as i could be (on average i only learn like 30 minutes a day and quite inconsistent), but i'm having fun and i'm slowly progressing forward.
I hope to be close to your current level once it's been 4 years for me
wow, you're so much like me. i wish i could be consistent with things i pick up and attempt to learn instead of dropping them after a week or two. though, we're on the same boat for japanese and we at least keep improving, so that's still a good thing i guess
@@yum.47 me three. It's weird that there's something to stick with. And yeah, maybe it's not a super consistent and optimal road, but it's a road!
@@Tufukins well, as much as i'm agreed with you, i'd honestly want to able to stick with things i pick up for an actual long time to get better at them. it just kind of bothers me to think that i can't be good at anything as i don't work on them consistently and usually drop them in no time :(
@@yum.47 I'm not sure what your life is like, but I feel like a lot of times, the context of your life can really contribute to your aptitude to do stuff
i struggle with this exact thing, how have you kept it up?
I keep coming back to this channel every few months. So far I am about 7-8 months into doing Anki every single day and it's starting to get hard to manage my time with all of the other tasks I have to do during the day. This video gives me a huge amount of inspiration. ありがとうございます、リバキビさん！！
2 Years later in my own Japanese studies I finally got to go to Japan, I can't wait to hear about your experience visiting it was amazing when we went in November. Not too cold, not too hot, perfect weather every day.
Despite what any other people might say about your jp skill, I think the fact that you are committed to jp for this long is really commendable and as long as you don’t give up you are gmi!
Can’t wait for the next year update as I think you are heading in the right direction! (UA-cam ftw, like why did no one tell me to start with jp UA-cam from day one, it’s literally endgame material)
I agree about UA-cam. Even if you are only interested in anime, stretching your ability by doing UA-cam which is harder makes watching anime easier.
I haven't watched a ton of your videos but you are one of the most motivating people I have watched. The reason I say this is that you are so incredibly down to earth and seemed as if you started your journey in a very relatable and tangible position. While there are mistakes one can make, sticking to something you can sustain is the way to go. I have my whole life to learn Japanese, rushing will only lead to burnout and severe opportunity cost from my other interests and responsibilities. It's been less than a year from when I started but even less with very structured learning, so I still got a ways to go.
Thank you for being an example of someone who has seen success in a way that seems possible for others.
The improvements you made compared to last year are impressive! 👏🏿 Definitely motivates me even more to grind Japanese
Fantastic work!
Thank you so much!
These progress videos have given me so much motivation to keep going, your passion and determination is contagious. Today marks 9 months for me, and I've got no plans to stop any time soon 😁
It's insane how much you've improved! You inspired me to learn Japanese myself and i've been going at it daily since the start of April, I have racked up almost 2k words on Anki! Thank you for being such an inspiration to me. I, personally, didn't know anyone in Latvia or in the Baltic states that studies Japanese, so you have really helped me stay on track and learn every day when it comes to Japanese.
Your first video was recommended to me and I ended up watching them all. Seeing your jump in speaking improvement, and how you were asked if you're Japanese, was so heartwarming! It's so impressive! Incredible work on sticking with it through all these years, it's really very inspiring :)
Thank you very much! Recently I uploaded the 5th year update video as well, which you can check out too! :)
I genuinely have so much respect for you. Your journey is something I've been trying to replicate very closely with some bumps so far lol. Out of every single Japanese learning youtuber you are by far the best one I've ever seen, and one of the best youtubers in general. I really like the way you structure your videos, your calmness and your way of turning a difficult journey like learning Japanese into something that feels so much more digestible. Every time I feel demotivated to learn, I think about u. Ty
Thankyou so much for making these progress videos. They have inspired me to take up learning Japanese and I'm currently on a 41 day anki streak while working a job selling christmas trees so i can afford the genki text books lmao. I hope to one day comment on a video of yours in the language without having to look up words in dictionaries but its going to be a long ride however you have prepared me for it . There is so much demotivating content around the internet and yours has completely changed my perspective on language learning so once again thankyou for making the content you make and see you in 4 years when I'm "fluent"
its kinda crazy how i've also improved, watching your last years video i couldn't understand anything you were saying in VR chat but now i can almost understand everything. livakivi you are definitely a big motivator in my Japanese learning journey
man, your japanese videos are always packed with good content. 46 minutes of pure quality 🔥
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Happy 4-years anniversary, man! I really jealous with your relationship with Anki, such a superb marriage-like commitment you got there. Can't wait for your Japan vlog 🔥🔥
i've been practicing using mostly anki for about a year at this point (and watching your videos on this for even longer), and while i've definitely felt improvement during that time there have been many situations where i'd encounter a word (or even many) in something i was watching or reading that i just completely didn't understand. i've wanted to avoid spending money on my learning as much as possible as i wasn't really sure how far i would be willing to go, but seeing how well you were able to manage yourself in those conversations on vrchat reminded me of why i started in the first place: to simply be able to talk to people from another culture that live vastly different lives from me. later this month i think i'll purchase a year of migaku and start using a more consistent schedule for studying.
thanks for making these, they've done lots to help me keep motivated. pardon me writing way too much here.
I love watching these Livakivi! I really enjoy seeing your progress in japanese because people don't tend show their progress this way.
Anyway, Good luck from Australia!
the goat is back! always a pleasure to see your Japanese journey in my UA-cam feed
I am not learning japanese but I am learning korean and I am currently on my 600ish day of anki, I am always really happy to see your progress videos as they make me excited for my own futur progress and also prove that hard word and consistency are key! I also have been using Migaku for a while and it surely is a game changer, last year because of my studies I couldn't do more than 8-9 new words a day because it took too long to mine, now with Migaku I am at 15 new words a day and it's really comfortable. Can't wait to see what the future hold and to see your 5 years update video!
Man your videos are amazing and incredibly edited. I've got so much out of them, and I'm not even learning Japanase, but German. I think this is encouraging and useful to all kinds of language learners.
Thank you for always making these update videos. Your channel is the only channel that I actively watch every video on. Your videos have inspired me to do things that I would have never done had I not seen them. Also, I couldn't really donate much (I'm broke) :P
Thank you so much! Don't worry about it, its still a good amount that helps out!!
Damn, i've been looking forward to watching this video the whole day. After watching your 600 days of duolingo video i decided "screw it" and installed anki. Little did i know it was going to become quite literally a drug (having madr me wake up multiple times in the middle of the night after forgetting to finish it).
Yet here i am at 535 consecutive days of anki, never having been happier. Learning japanese, is quite a nice use of my time since i can fuel my need to slack off while still doing something productive. Watching this video also made me realise i also started really trying to optimize every second of my times something i doubt i'd've done too soon otherwise, especially without having something daily to branch being productive off of. All i want to say is thanks for putting your journey out there inspiring me and many others to pursue this wonderful hobby!
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日本語に喋りながら俺がにっこりになっちゃった。有難う。
I love these videos so much. Can't wait for the year 5 update once you've stopped anki ♥️♥️♥️🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
i love you so muck livakivi, seriously man. you're the one who makes me want to keep going because everything you say is just so true to the dot.
i seriously have no idea how to put my thoughts into words (even though i've been "learning" english for a really long time) to really say how thankful i am, but just know i really mean it.
keep being you, keep learning and keep enjoying, well... life :')
you'll get there!
I'm so grateful for the content you produce about your japanese learning journey. These videos help me out a lot with keeping oriented in learning japanese and I think I would have struggled much more if it weren't for the orientation your videos gave me. I'm 133 days strong now and I'm sure I'll revisit your videos many more times in the future.
This video was recommended to me at the right time, now I am motivated again! I’m currently finished with the 2k6k Anki decks and struggle now to add 20 new cards each day through reading practice. It’s way mor time consuming as I originally thought!
You inspired me to give learning Japanese a real shot as I’m going to be living there in the future and although it hasn’t been the most efficient I’ve been learning consistently and slowly and I’ve definitely made some progress, thank you
16 months into Anki mining. I have to say I'm surprised how much of VR Chat segment I understood without English subtitles. While I couldn't understand anything in certain topics the others were eazy.
In 35 day I'm also also finishing my first Anki deck (Currently doing 6 words a day so I know exactly when I finish it). After that I'm starting 2k/6k deck and Grammer practice.
Even though I'm doing only 20-30 minutes a day of words mining I still notice huge improvements.
Seeing your videos is super motivating because I know what to expect after another and another year.
I was also wondering about Linux update video. Well nice you included explanation in that for. Hope one day you can try to switch again and find yourself never wanting to go back anymore. Maybe that day I will also be able to write similar comment entirely in Japanese.
とりあえず一緒に頑張るぞ
i can't comprehend how you have learned japanese 1500 days without fail. Anyways, keep up the good work. 🔥🔥🔥
I have an issue where I struggle to commit to hobbies that aren't monetizable or directly applicable to future success. I've always wanted to learn a second language, but I'm always falling off because I'll start to feel like I'm wasting my time at some point (I can't see a second language being of any use down the line, other than for my own enjoyment). Hearing that you've considered whether it's worth it or not and still committed to 4 years of effort without regret has got me thinking about this all again. I think I'm going to give it another shot, anyways great video and thanks for rekindling my interest haha
You are one of my main motivating factors for learning Japanese. I'll be taking the JLPT N5 next year. Thank you!
Bro, you're such a beast. Keep doing what you're doing. Much love
I started learning japanese this year and set my goal to pass N4 at the end of the year. You're an inspiration and a true example of discipline and commitment.
I've been studying Japanese on Duolingo for one year now, but I'm still nowhere near N5 🤣🤣🤣
@@BillionDollarDon Have you checked out the 4 part "How to learn Japanese" series on this channel? Duolingo is only really recommended for the first couple of weeks. Of course, you are free to learn however you prefer
So proud of you, I you motivated me to start but I did give up a while ago, hope you can achieve your goals!
Congrats on your hard work! I lived in Japan for short term and learnt a lot but you have done amazing work. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. What do you use to color code the text? Is that Migaku?
Thank you so much! And yeah, its Migaku, the colors represent pitch accents of the words.
おめでとー
I'm happy you found so much value in it after so much work.
You have been such an inspiration for me. I started learning Japanese around the time of your Duolingo video and each video you released caused me to challenge myself a bit harder making me a better learner. I have learned a lot now over these past few years. I've had amazing experiences on vr chat talking with Japanese natives although I'm probably around n5-n4 ish I've still had fun actually understanding somewhat and being able to communicate. I'm looking forward to when I can get to that 99.9 percent comprehension so I can have long conversations like you had! Thanks for the videos again. Can't wait for the next update!!
Truly inspiring! Well done and I am looking forward to next year with your progress! Subbed with inspiration to become fluent in french.
The more I see you language learning videos the more it makes make want to try to learn a new language I’m building up the courage to give it a try you videos are so inspiring🎉
You've been my biggest inspiration for learning i started just over 3 months ago using anki and ive studied over 1400 words so far its so exciting seeing progress
very inspiring progress! you've improved so much beyond anyone's expectations since the last video, by my standards you are practically fluent... i'm excited to see how much more progress awaits in the coming year, specifically your output practice! as you said, there were some issues with your pronunciation- i've been struggling with pitch accent cards myself, yet i picked up on a bunch of pitch errors on your output. I'm really looking forward to see how you approach your output studies👍
I love your videos, they are very inspiring. Whenever I feel demotivate in studying Japanese, I watch your videos.
Badass man, been watching for awhile now and its being amazing following you on your journey. Proud of you!
I love this channel. I have been watching for a few years and it is great to see your progress and improve alongside. Great work.
Man you are such an inspiration. I’ve fallen off on my Japanese journey but you are simply amazing! Keep it up.
I really enjoy your videos, so inspiring and makes me want to keep going and learning, the whole process is so fun and I wish someday I will speak japanese as good as you
Ooh, I've been looking forward to this!! Those conversations towards the end were really impressive considering how little time you put into practicing output in the grand scheme of things, I wonder how quickly you'll improve if you dedicate more time to it. Love to see the progress you've made, every video you post puts a smile on my face with how motivating your channel is! :D (The little animations you do of Cheems are absolutely adorable btw)
What a dedication to learn a language! You really inspired me to study more words, and use anki again! I hope you'll get to the 20000 words and become completely fluent in terms of speaking. Thank you for your video, you are a true influencer!
damn this is really good high quality content good job man keep it up
Wow, you've made superb progress since last year! I remember drawing massive inspiration from your previous video, and I've done a lot of improvement myself as well. Last time, I had already finished WaniKani, and I've now also finished the Core 2k/6k deck on Anki after you recommended it. Thanks a lot for that, btw.
Immersion-wise, I've gotten a lot done in the past year. I feel like I now completely understand almost everything from a grammar standpoint, leaving only a bunch of vocabulary and phrases to supplement. But, still, I went from taking like 2 months to read a light novel volume to about 2 weeks, so the gains are huge! I must say, I haven't taken your advice as to sentence mining, despite saying I would... in place of that, I guess I'll try to read some more.
At any rate, thanks kindly for your videos in this Japanese series, Livakivi! They've been an invaluable assurance that I'm on the right path. Good luck in your future learning :)
Hell yeah been waiting for the next livakivi jp video since the last one.
4 year streak. Absolute madlad! Keep it up
Great video as always! Will probably need to jump on the migaku bandwagon after I finish the core 6k deck (and will use your link of course). Cheers!
Thanks for another great update! These always motivate me to put more effort into german, which is a language i am learning. The most impressive part of this video was certainly the vrchat segment. It was obviously much better than last year. If you ever wanted to do like a hour long video of only you in vrchat talking about random stuff with japanese people i would watch that lol
I've been using Anki for exactly 863 days now, I can relate so much with everything you say. Always nice to see your progress.
I'm taking the real JLPT N1 this Sunday and I want to die, even though I'm confident I can do it
Congrats on your Japanese journey, Livakivi. Keep it up!!!
Videos like this are so motivating, it feels like I'm going the right way, and just need to keep doing what I'm doing today.
These videos are extremely inspiring! It's incredibly validating to see the rewards generated from continuing to grind Anki/immersion. I'm two years in and I"m excited to see what new aspects of the language I'll be able to unlock by year 3. And this video gives me a taste of that!
Keep up the good work and I look forward to the year 5 video!👊
Your improvement is so much inspiring, thank you for sharing!
Love the content, you inspired me on my immersion journey in from your first video
I've realized the more you learn a language the less it becomes about the goal and more about the journey! I've had to cut out a lot of my immersing time with uni starting up again but I'm hoping I'll soon get a chance to go all in again.
your english has improved quite a lot over the years as well lmao
Been a while I didn't see a video and it's really inspiring to see all this progress :D
Fantastic video as always
congratz!! whoop whoop!
This is such an amazing video. Very motivational for me. Love your channel
Always super interesting and motivating to see your progress (and compare with my own in the same time frame). I'm currently at 655 days with around 12k cards and will try the N1 this Sunday, although I don't feel super confident haha.
These videos are so valuable and well done! Can't wait for your other videos!
Woah , your vocab and Grammer is insane , nice job man , I got motivated while watching as well , I am glad I found this video 👍🏼.
You're one of the people who made me start learning Japanese. And it's always awesome to see your progress. And I'm here, 1 year and 3 months learning such an amazing language. Thanks for the video! 動画を撮影してくれて本当にありがとうございます。
Thank you for the content. Your videos are always so relaxing, but also motivating at the same time.
Oh wow, unbelievable consistency👏🏻
Great video, thank you~
By the time your on 20k I'll have completed the 2k/6k deck, congrats man you really dumbed down the process for me and made me stick to it because you made it so simple.
Seeing your progress skyrocket after the 6k deck is really motivating and I'm grateful that you kinda showed us the light at the end of the tunnel before we even made it to the end of the tunnel.
Thank you for all your work and yeah I will be getting migaku very soon for after the 6k.
great video, dont have much to add but I want to tell you that this was a great video!
Glad I wasn't the only one sending web traffic to some random guys abandoned blog from 2007 lol. Great video as always! It's a nice check-in every now and then since I've also been at it for multiple years now. I figured I'd attempt N1 in December since there's a test really close to where I live. I never really studied for it either just immersed and did Anki etc. I thought I'd give it a shot for the experience or bragging rights. I'll have to find someone to brag to if I do pass.
Thank you for these great videos! I have learnt so much from your channel, and each video is amazing! Thank you for your effort :)
Another superb video! It's great to see so much improvement in just a year since it is really inspiring.
Currently on day 470 of studying Korean in the same way you started learning Japanese. I'm on track to finish the Duolingo course (thank god) in about two months and I look forward to learning more with immersion while also continuing to add more cards to my Anki decks.
Don't know if you have heard but Duolingo has had a major update and to say that it is unpopular is an understatement and I can't say that I like it either. So I will be happy to be leaving it behind once I've exhausted its content with a strong foundation.
Thank you for the superb content.
Thanks for making another milestone update. The past two months, I've been slowing down with my studies thanks to being busy and just feeling burnt out. As a result, I've put in a lot less time than I used to into immersion, reviews, etc. It's been pretty disheartening to have to slow down so much, especially since I've been at it for 2 years now and wanted to start working more on output. Just last night, I started thinking about trying to put more time into it again. Seeing your video today just further cemented my motivation to dedicate more time to my studies and immersion. It's amazing how motivating it can be to see your progress, especially knowing that with time I can get where you are at. Here's to another year of Japanese, and whatever may come with it!
I'm listening to your Japanese output and it's mind blowing how good you sound. I saw your previous videos a while back so I'm not positive but I really think your accent got a lot better too. I consider myself pretty fluent in Japanese with my N2 level. I left Japan about the time you started learning Japanese and I'm a little embarassed to think that you passed me. Oh well. I'm shocked you sound this good without being to Japan or even doing iTalki lessons or any exchanges etc. This video is the real proof that input is greater than output. Of course, most people don't do input as intensively as you did (with Anki etc) so their results aren't as good.
I also started the core6k deck a month ago taking inspiration from you
Congratulations on your milestone! I remember being very inspired by that duolingo video around when I was first start. I'm coming up on 2 years myself, and it was super exciting to realize that a lot of the random anki cards you were showing I've seen before. Also It's super interesting to me that you haven't really made reading a focus in your studies, and that it's all working out in the end.
Maybe the negative aspects just doesn't come through in the video, but I admire that you pushing back against some of the despairs of language learning. For me I to this day still get a lot of thoughts of "I'm not working hard enough" or "Why am I not better at this after so much work" etc. It's something a lot of people need to work on I think in the community. Every time I watch one your videos it inspires me to focus on the real reasons I'm doing this, and to keep the pace that works for me.
This video was so cool like all your videos! Your progress in your language journey is so inspiring and one of the main drivers that motivate me! Seeing you talking fluently to japanese people is so cool and I am very happy for you. I would be so happy so to ever reach your level of fluency in my life. Your videos show me what level I can hopefully obtain in the future. I passed N3 last summer and I will finish the last vocabulary of the 2K/6K deck in 4 weeks and probably follow your recommendation on what to do next (like sentence mining etc.). I will definitely rewatch your older videos for that!
Thank you for sharing your journey!
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"voodoo"
the subtle humor, my god, 10/10
Great update video! Definitely an inspiration to me. I'm just finishing my first year learning Japanese and looking forward to spending more time with it. Thank you for your content!
It's been awesome being able to follow your journey of learning Japanese, and i'm glad UA-cam one day recommended me your first 600 day video way back when. Being on and off again for years, and a fair way into Core2k/6k and discovering your own journey has been inspiring and i'm sure i'm not the only one who really felt affirmed by watching your progress for a while now.
Currently despite getting towards the entire of my uni degree i'm at 96% of Core6k with not enough sentence mining, but still, the progress is visible and hopefully we'll all make it to the point we want to be. I dunno why I got so rambly, but cheers Livakivi, you're a legend and I look forward to every video even if it's about personal experiences or the house renovations.
Its interesting to see you perspectives with learning over this time and i applaud you with having the 我慢 over all this time. I find that on vr chat I am able to have pretty similar conversations but its hard to get them out of that starting level I've noticed. As a person living and studying in Osaka it has done wonders for my Japanese ability, but I feel like you can replicate a lot of that same effect by just using vr chat. more vr chat Japanese content could be interesting
Its always a great feeling listening to something and understanding it, I've personally found that the opposite is also just as important. Sometimes hearing a native 70 year old speaker of kansaiben and understanding absolutely nothing is the motivation I need to continue.